Isagel
@isagel.bsky.social
She/her. Queer/bisexual. Media fan. Fanfic writer. Vidder. Owned by two dogs and a cat.
Metal from Heaven by August Clark
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Metal from Heaven by August Clark
My beloved Will and his emotional support knife! (Idk, Will as a character just hits a note with me; the bisexual rep I deserve? 😂)
It's my birthday, so have a present. SLIPPERY CREATURES (Will Darling Adventures book 1) is going on cheap over the weekend. 1920s pulp adventure m/m romance with plots, spies, Bright Young People, and emotional support knife, all for 99p!
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles
books2read.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
My beloved Will and his emotional support knife! (Idk, Will as a character just hits a note with me; the bisexual rep I deserve? 😂)
#PetHealth I was very anxious about removing Jarvis-dog’s post-surgery bandage, but he was very good and it came off without much bother at all with the special plaster removal wipes. Wound and stitches look good, which was a concern because it’s near a joint that necessarily moves a lot
October 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
#PetHealth I was very anxious about removing Jarvis-dog’s post-surgery bandage, but he was very good and it came off without much bother at all with the special plaster removal wipes. Wound and stitches look good, which was a concern because it’s near a joint that necessarily moves a lot
From an outing yesterday. The lake and sky at the horizon were exactly the same colour, an amazing effect badly captured here. The island in the far distance appeared to be floating in the sky
October 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
From an outing yesterday. The lake and sky at the horizon were exactly the same colour, an amazing effect badly captured here. The island in the far distance appeared to be floating in the sky
Share someone who looks stylish in a hat. 🎩
October 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Share someone who looks stylish in a hat. 🎩
Mumblety years later, and look at me having feelings about this
The most important Duncan/Methos gif
October 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Mumblety years later, and look at me having feelings about this
Very amused that I apparently read this at the same time as KJ Charles. I also loved it. Don’t know why it took me so long to get to Bujold’s fantasy after having done all the Vorkosigan novels a few years ago
I read The Curse of Chalion (World of the Five Gods, #1) by Lois McMaster Bujold
K.J. Charles's review of The Curse of Chalion (World of the Five Gods, #1)
A truly marvellous fantasy in the Five Gods world. Beautifully structured, all clicking into place in a way that is deeply satisfying for the reader if quite traumatic for the characters / tools of th...
www.goodreads.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Very amused that I apparently read this at the same time as KJ Charles. I also loved it. Don’t know why it took me so long to get to Bujold’s fantasy after having done all the Vorkosigan novels a few years ago
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I wrote a trilogy of novels published by HarperCollins about a brother and sister caught on opposite sides of the war to unite Viking Age Norway.
Today is my birthday and if you are inclined to share this, it would be a lovely present!
The first: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-half-d...
Today is my birthday and if you are inclined to share this, it would be a lovely present!
The first: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-half-d...
The Half-Drowned King|Paperback
"Linnea Hartsuyker brings myth and legend roaring to life in this superbly good page-turning saga of Viking-era Norway. The book’s fiercest magic shines in the characters of Ragnvald and Svanhil...
www.barnesandnoble.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I wrote a trilogy of novels published by HarperCollins about a brother and sister caught on opposite sides of the war to unite Viking Age Norway.
Today is my birthday and if you are inclined to share this, it would be a lovely present!
The first: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-half-d...
Today is my birthday and if you are inclined to share this, it would be a lovely present!
The first: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-half-d...
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All Is Bright, my Christmassy F/F romance novella set in a little village in Wales, is out TODAY!
You can get it in these places and more:
Kobo: www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
AZ: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FS4G5PKX
You can get it in these places and more:
Kobo: www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
AZ: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FS4G5PKX
October 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
All Is Bright, my Christmassy F/F romance novella set in a little village in Wales, is out TODAY!
You can get it in these places and more:
Kobo: www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
AZ: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FS4G5PKX
You can get it in these places and more:
Kobo: www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
AZ: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FS4G5PKX
Agree on all counts with the below!
Congratulations and I can’t recommend it enough. Not only is the book amazing, but Vico Ortiz delivers a world-class performance on the audiobook. I can’t count the number of times I forgot they were doing all the characters by themself. A great read/listen all around.
🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction: Metal From Heaven by August Clarke! 🎉🎉🎉 @sapphomancer.bsky.social @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
October 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Agree on all counts with the below!
Read my own Running Close to the Wind fanfic and remembered how much I love those horny fail-pirates. Maybe it’s time for a book reread
October 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Read my own Running Close to the Wind fanfic and remembered how much I love those horny fail-pirates. Maybe it’s time for a book reread
Feeling pretty shitty atm. Hard stuff is hard, don’t feel like I’m doing very well at being a functioning person with decision-making capabilities or executive function. Mostly just running the anxiety subroutines
September 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Feeling pretty shitty atm. Hard stuff is hard, don’t feel like I’m doing very well at being a functioning person with decision-making capabilities or executive function. Mostly just running the anxiety subroutines
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my friend @llincathryn.bsky.social’s latest, All Is Bright, is a lovely tender Welsh f/f that lifts & deepens with Advent, and you can in fact read a chapter a day in December, and preorder now www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FS4G5PKX
All Is Bright eBook : Thomas, Llinos Cathryn: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
All Is Bright eBook : Thomas, Llinos Cathryn: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
my friend @llincathryn.bsky.social’s latest, All Is Bright, is a lovely tender Welsh f/f that lifts & deepens with Advent, and you can in fact read a chapter a day in December, and preorder now www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FS4G5PKX
Today a coworker told us he’d found a lost 16-week-old kitten near his home, brought it to the vet to be checked & now had it staying with him. We helped him find the places online to post about local found cats. His post was only up a few hours before the owner replied. Smol ginger safely returned!
September 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Today a coworker told us he’d found a lost 16-week-old kitten near his home, brought it to the vet to be checked & now had it staying with him. We helped him find the places online to post about local found cats. His post was only up a few hours before the owner replied. Smol ginger safely returned!
Getting US political news through people’s reactions to other people’s reactions to something someone said about a thing that happened is very confusing and on some days makes Bluesky unreadable
September 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Getting US political news through people’s reactions to other people’s reactions to something someone said about a thing that happened is very confusing and on some days makes Bluesky unreadable
Having happened to take up painting as a hobby, after painting not at all in the previous decades of my adult life, at the same time as the AI boom hit, I feel this sentiment acutely. My art is def bad, bc I have no skill yet, but the experience of making it with my own hands AI could never give
Using this piece by @reallygoodwizard.bsky.social in my introductory lectures for my design students.
September 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Having happened to take up painting as a hobby, after painting not at all in the previous decades of my adult life, at the same time as the AI boom hit, I feel this sentiment acutely. My art is def bad, bc I have no skill yet, but the experience of making it with my own hands AI could never give
Very much don’t want to go to work tomorrow. Weekends are too short.
September 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Very much don’t want to go to work tomorrow. Weekends are too short.
Was at a six hour meeting with a project group (good project, constructive work) and then had intended to work more from home to get a full workday, but decided “fuck it” and took a nap instead. Then did a study of fall trees for my landscape painting course & it didn’t suck. Good choices.
September 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Was at a six hour meeting with a project group (good project, constructive work) and then had intended to work more from home to get a full workday, but decided “fuck it” and took a nap instead. Then did a study of fall trees for my landscape painting course & it didn’t suck. Good choices.
#death Caught myself lying to my Finch app when it asks how I’m doing because it’s Saturday & I did my strength training & had a nice walk with the dogs & now E & I will have coffee & later I will cook a nice meal for us & paint a tree for my pastel course, surely that means I’m feeling good? (1/2)
August 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
#death Caught myself lying to my Finch app when it asks how I’m doing because it’s Saturday & I did my strength training & had a nice walk with the dogs & now E & I will have coffee & later I will cook a nice meal for us & paint a tree for my pastel course, surely that means I’m feeling good? (1/2)
I ordered a fancy (but surprisingly inexpensive) box for my pastels from the UK a few weeks ago, and having them all neatly arranged and visible has made painting so much easier. Yay for investing in your hobbies?
August 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I ordered a fancy (but surprisingly inexpensive) box for my pastels from the UK a few weeks ago, and having them all neatly arranged and visible has made painting so much easier. Yay for investing in your hobbies?
The Kiruna church move (literally putting a whole church on wheels and driving it across town) is marvellous slow TV. I think they’re done for the day put will start again early tomorrow morning CET. Lots of cool detailed info in English and another live stream here: lkab.com/en/events/th...
August 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The Kiruna church move (literally putting a whole church on wheels and driving it across town) is marvellous slow TV. I think they’re done for the day put will start again early tomorrow morning CET. Lots of cool detailed info in English and another live stream here: lkab.com/en/events/th...
Apparently cooking dinner from scratch is too complicated a thing for me right now, I stressed myself out and then got really upset when the dog was annoying. Very tasty dinner, though.
August 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Apparently cooking dinner from scratch is too complicated a thing for me right now, I stressed myself out and then got really upset when the dog was annoying. Very tasty dinner, though.
#death Yesterday we cleaned out my mum’s room at the care home, with the help of a good friend and two guys with a van we hired. Today I’ve set up a time with the funeral director for next week to plan the funeral and called government service to order death certificate and proof I’m next of kin.
August 15, 2025 at 9:41 AM
#death Yesterday we cleaned out my mum’s room at the care home, with the help of a good friend and two guys with a van we hired. Today I’ve set up a time with the funeral director for next week to plan the funeral and called government service to order death certificate and proof I’m next of kin.
Went to visit my mum at the care facility. E was kind enough to come with me (this restricts visit time because we can’t leave the dogs alone for too long, but I needed the moral support). Mum is indeed doing worse, as reported, but she was calm while we were there and happy to see us. Glad we went!
August 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Went to visit my mum at the care facility. E was kind enough to come with me (this restricts visit time because we can’t leave the dogs alone for too long, but I needed the moral support). Mum is indeed doing worse, as reported, but she was calm while we were there and happy to see us. Glad we went!